De-clutter

• Take this opportunity to do some Spring cleaning - even if it isn't Spring!​

• Remember, you own your property.  Your property doesn't own you!​​ 

• Go through EVERYTHING you own...and put items into one of three categories:

  • KEEP IT...if you use it or if it has significant sentimental value​

    • Organize anything you intend to keep...moving day will come sooner than you think!​

  • DONATE IT...if it's in good condition, but you don't use it (and it's a tax deduction!)

  • TOSS IT...If it's old, broken, and unused

Clean 

• Neat, clean, and orderly properties sell, so get scrubbing and dusting!​​

Routine Maintenance

• Has that light bulb in the closet been out for years?  Change it out for one that works. 

  • People take note of deferred maintenance and will assume if you aren't keeping up with the little things, then you aren't keeping up with the big things either.​​

Depersonalize

• ​How you list a property is different from how you live in a property

  • Box up your family photos, personal collections, and nick-nacks​

  • You want buyers to imagine themselves living in your home, but that is hard to do when they are staring at photos of your kids or your thimble collection.

  • It's not personal.  It's business.  You want to market your property to appeal to the most buyers!

Finish it​​

• Unfinished DIY projects?  Finish them up, if you can.  ​

  • Buyers willing to pay top dollar are looking for turn-key homes.  ​